Then I discovered, what was news to me, that his wife was Mary’s niece. 后來我發現,他妻子原來是Mary的侄女,這對我是個新聞。
He never joined in the usual sports of the boys, and, what is remarkable, never went out in a boat on the river. 他從來不參加男孩子通常做的體育活動,更奇怪的是,他從來不坐船出去到河上面去。
He’s an interesting speaker, and, what is more important, he knows his subject thoroughly. 他講話生動有趣,更重要的是,他對課題了如指掌。
He went to the meeting and, what was worse, insisted on speaking. 他去參加了會議,而且更糟糕的是,他堅持要發言。
It is a useful book, and, what is more, not an expensive one. 這是本很有用的書,再說也不貴。
You’ll have nobody but yourself to blame, and, what’s more, you’ll get no sympathy from anybody. 你怪不著別人,只能怪你自己;還有,你得不到任何人的同情。
We invited a new speaker and, what’s more, he was happy to come. 我們請到了一位新的發言人,而且他很樂意來。
3.引導讓步狀語從句,等于“不管什么…”。注意狀語從句的語序。如:
Do what she would, she could not invent a reason for not going. 不管她會做什么,她都編不出不去的理由。狀語從句把實義動詞放在句首,句子倒裝。=No matter what she would do, …
Come what may, you’ll always keep it secret. 無論怎樣,你都要保守秘密。=No matter what may come, ….
Jack has made up his mind that, come what might, he would stay there. Jack已經拿定主意,無論如何他也要呆在那里。=…no matter what might come, …
Say what he will, in his heart he knows that he is wrong. 不管他怎么說,內心里他知道自己錯了。= No matter what he will say.